Legal Opinion
Robert Eikel and J. E. Davey v. States Marine Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1973No. 72-2445PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In this case involving the interaction of Rule 19, Fed.R.Civ.P. and diversity jurisdiction, plaintiffs, Eikel and Davey, two Texas lawyers, sued defendant corporation, States Marine, a citizen of Delaware and Connecticut, for attorneys’ fees of some $82,500 owed for past legal services. Goller, also a Texas attorney and a former partner of Eikel and Dav-ey at the time the legal services to States Marine were rendered, had previously made his own individual demand on defendant for some or all of the same fee; Goller, however, was not made a party to the original suit.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Independent Wireless Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and Third-Party v. George A. Fuller Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Ferdinand Henry Schutten v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Standard Oil Company of California v. Clyde A. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- S. Ezra Austern and Esther Austern v. The Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Marguerite Dolch v. United California Bank, a Corporation and Catherine D. McAndrewCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Maseda v. Honda Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Don D. Maseda v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Cathy Ann Giles, Real Parties in Interest. McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. United States of America v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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